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IFALPA CONFERENCE STATEMENT & CONFERENCE AWARDS

The 74th Conference of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) in Berlin, Germany issued
the following statement on Reduced Crew Operations:

The 2019 IFALPA Conference fully supports any developments that improve the current safety standards in commercial
air transport. Our enviable safety record and culture is based upon two properly rested, fully qualified, and well-trained
pilots. It is imperative that any future evolution of this benchmark improves upon it and does not degrade the safety
and security level in any area.

It is the Federation’s position that because reduced crew operations carry significant additional risks over existing dual
pilot operations, they will result in a serious reduction in flight safety. It is essential to fully address these risks and
safety shortfalls before the industry accepts changes to the standards which have built the safest transportation system
in history.

Conference attendees and guests enjoyed the Gala Dinner and Awards Presentations and the small number of award-
ees this year made the ceremony particularly special.

CLARENCE N. SAYEN AWARD
The 2019 Clarence N. Sayen Award was presented to former IFALPA President, Captain Martin Chalk (UK). The award is
presented in acknowledgment of the exceptional role played by Captain Clarence N. Sayen, former President of IFALPA,
in achieving the progress attained by the Federation during his tenure. The award is meant to honor a person whose
contribution towards the achievement of the Federation’s aims and objectives has been outstanding and to recognize
the efforts of the recipient in furthering the progress of the Federation. Captain Martin Chalk has embodied these
objectives, “I was humbled and surprised to receive the award...any award...but particularly the Clarence Sayen, its very,
very special when your fellow professionals recognize that you’ve made an effort and I am humbled by that.”

SCROLL OF MERIT
The IFALPA Scroll of Merit of 2019 was awarded to Captain Dirk Polloczek (Germany). The Scroll of Merit is presented in
recognition of the sustained efforts of individuals who have served the Federation with loyalty, honour, and distinction,
thereby substantially contributing to the achievement of the objectives for which the Federation was founded. Captain
Polloczek graciously accepted his award, “The IFALPA family is a great family, its the best thing we have created in the
past decades for the profession, and we need to keep that spirit alive, we need to expand that spirit, today with grow-
ing nationalism and more and more selfish thinking in politics, we need to grow the global solidarity among the pilots
to keep this great profession alive.”